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<b>let </b><font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font> be   <a href="pre_topc.html#NM1">TopSpace</a>;<br/>

<div><i><font color="Green">E14</font></i>: <a class="txt" onclick="hs2(this)" href="javascript:()" title="14_1"><b>now </b></a><div class="add"><b>given </b><font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> being   <a href="struct_0.html#NM2">Subset</a> of <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font><b> such that </b><a NAME="E1:14_1"/><i><font color="Green">E15</font></i>: 
<font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> <a href="hidden.html#NR2" target="_self">&lt;&gt;</a>  <a href="pre_topc.html#K1">{}</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font>
 <b>and </b><br/><a NAME="E2:14_1"/><i><font color="Green">E16</font></i>: 
<font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> <a href="hidden.html#NR2" target="_self">&lt;&gt;</a>  <a href="pre_topc.html#K2">[#]</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font>
 <b>and </b><br/><a NAME="E3:14_1"/><i><font color="Green">E17</font></i>: 
 <a href="pre_topc.html#K4">Cl</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> <a href="xboole_0.html#R1">misses</a>  <a href="pre_topc.html#K4">Cl</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K2">[#]</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font></span>)</span> <a href="subset_1.html#K7">\</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font></span>)</span>
 ;<br/><a NAME="E4:14_1"/><i><font color="Green">E18</font></i>: 
<span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K4">Cl</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font></span>)</span> <a href="subset_1.html#K9">/\</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K4">Cl</a> <span class="p2">(<span class="default"><span class="p3">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K2">[#]</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font></span>)</span> <a href="subset_1.html#K7">\</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font></span>)</span></span>)</span> <a href="hidden.html#R1">=</a>  <a href="xboole_0.html#K1">{}</a> 
 <b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="connsp_1.html#E3:14_1"><i><font color="Green">E17</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="xboole_0.html#D7">XBOOLE_0:def 7</a></i>;<br/><a NAME="E5:14_1"/><i><font color="Green">E19</font></i>: 
<span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K2">[#]</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font></span>)</span> <a href="subset_1.html#K7">\</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> <a href="hidden.html#NR2" target="_self">&lt;&gt;</a>  <a href="pre_topc.html#K1">{}</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font>
 <b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="connsp_1.html#E2:14_1"><i><font color="Green">E16</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="pre_topc.html#T23">PRE_TOPC:23</a></i>;<br/><a NAME="E6:14_1"/>
( <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K2">[#]</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font></span>)</span> <a href="subset_1.html#K7">\</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> <a href="tarski.html#R1">c=</a>  <a href="pre_topc.html#K4">Cl</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K2">[#]</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font></span>)</span> <a href="subset_1.html#K7">\</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font></span>)</span> &amp;  <a href="pre_topc.html#K4">Cl</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> <a href="tarski.html#R1">c=</a>  <a href="pre_topc.html#K4">Cl</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> )
 <b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="pre_topc.html#T48">PRE_TOPC:48</a></i>;<br/><a NAME="E7:14_1"/><b>then </b>
<span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K4">Cl</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font></span>)</span> <a href="subset_1.html#K9">/\</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K2">[#]</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font></span>)</span> <a href="subset_1.html#K7">\</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font></span>)</span> <a href="tarski.html#R1">c=</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K4">Cl</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font></span>)</span> <a href="subset_1.html#K9">/\</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K4">Cl</a> <span class="p2">(<span class="default"><span class="p3">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K2">[#]</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font></span>)</span> <a href="subset_1.html#K7">\</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font></span>)</span></span>)</span>
 <b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="xboole_1.html#T27">XBOOLE_1:27</a></i>;<br/><a NAME="E8:14_1"/><b>then </b>
<span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K4">Cl</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font></span>)</span> <a href="subset_1.html#K9">/\</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K2">[#]</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font></span>)</span> <a href="subset_1.html#K7">\</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font></span>)</span> <a href="hidden.html#R1">=</a>  <a href="xboole_0.html#K1">{}</a> 
 <b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="connsp_1.html#E4:14_1"><i><font color="Green">E18</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="xboole_1.html#T3">XBOOLE_1:3</a></i>;<br/><a NAME="E9:14_1"/><b>then </b><i><font color="Green">E20</font></i>: 
 <a href="pre_topc.html#K4">Cl</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> <a href="xboole_0.html#R1">misses</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K2">[#]</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font></span>)</span> <a href="subset_1.html#K7">\</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font>
 <b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="xboole_0.html#D7">XBOOLE_0:def 7</a></i>;<br/><a NAME="E10:14_1"/>
( <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> <a href="tarski.html#R1">c=</a>  <a href="pre_topc.html#K4">Cl</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> &amp;  <a href="pre_topc.html#K4">Cl</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K2">[#]</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font></span>)</span> <a href="subset_1.html#K7">\</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font></span>)</span> <a href="tarski.html#R1">c=</a>  <a href="pre_topc.html#K4">Cl</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K2">[#]</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font></span>)</span> <a href="subset_1.html#K7">\</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font></span>)</span> )
 <b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="pre_topc.html#T48">PRE_TOPC:48</a></i>;<br/><a NAME="E11:14_1"/><b>then </b>
<font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> <a href="subset_1.html#K9">/\</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K4">Cl</a> <span class="p2">(<span class="default"><span class="p3">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K2">[#]</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font></span>)</span> <a href="subset_1.html#K7">\</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font></span>)</span></span>)</span> <a href="tarski.html#R1">c=</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K4">Cl</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font></span>)</span> <a href="subset_1.html#K9">/\</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K4">Cl</a> <span class="p2">(<span class="default"><span class="p3">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K2">[#]</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font></span>)</span> <a href="subset_1.html#K7">\</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font></span>)</span></span>)</span>
 <b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="xboole_1.html#T27">XBOOLE_1:27</a></i>;<br/><a NAME="E12:14_1"/><b>then </b>
<font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> <a href="subset_1.html#K9">/\</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K4">Cl</a> <span class="p2">(<span class="default"><span class="p3">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K2">[#]</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font></span>)</span> <a href="subset_1.html#K7">\</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font></span>)</span></span>)</span> <a href="hidden.html#R1">=</a>  <a href="pre_topc.html#K1">{}</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font>
 <b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="connsp_1.html#E4:14_1"><i><font color="Green">E18</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="xboole_1.html#T3">XBOOLE_1:3</a></i>;<br/><a NAME="E13:14_1"/><b>then </b>
<font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> <a href="xboole_0.html#R1">misses</a>  <a href="pre_topc.html#K4">Cl</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K2">[#]</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font></span>)</span> <a href="subset_1.html#K7">\</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font></span>)</span>
 <b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="xboole_0.html#D7">XBOOLE_0:def 7</a></i>;<br/><a NAME="E14:14_1"/><b>then </b><i><font color="Green">E21</font></i>: 
<font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font>,<span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K2">[#]</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font></span>)</span> <a href="subset_1.html#K7">\</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> <a href="connsp_1.html#R1" target="_self">are_separated</a> 
 <b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="connsp_1.html#E9:14_1"><i><font color="Green">E20</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="connsp_1.html#D1" target="_self">Def1</a></i>;<br/><a NAME="E15:14_1"/>
 <a href="pre_topc.html#K2">[#]</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font> <a href="hidden.html#R1">=</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> <a href="subset_1.html#K4">\/</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> <a href="subset_1.html#K3">`</a> </span>)</span>
 <b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="pre_topc.html#T18">PRE_TOPC:18</a></i>;<br/><a NAME="E16:14_1"/><b>then </b>
 <a href="pre_topc.html#K2">[#]</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font> <a href="hidden.html#R1">=</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> <a href="subset_1.html#K4">\/</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K2">[#]</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font></span>)</span> <a href="subset_1.html#K7">\</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font></span>)</span>
 ;<br/><b>hence </b><a NAME="E17:14_1"/>
not <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font> is <a href="connsp_1.html#V1" target="_self">connected</a>
 <b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="connsp_1.html#E1:14_1"><i><font color="Green">E15</font></i></a>, <a class="txt" href="connsp_1.html#E5:14_1"><i><font color="Green">E19</font></i></a>, <a class="txt" href="connsp_1.html#E14:14_1"><i><font color="Green">E21</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="connsp_1.html#D2" target="_self">Def2</a></i>;<br/></div><b>end;</b></div>
<div><a class="txt" onclick="hs2(this)" href="javascript:()" title="14_2"><b>now </b></a><div class="add"><b>assume </b><a NAME="E1:14_2"/>
not <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font> is <a href="connsp_1.html#V1" target="_self">connected</a>
 ;<br/><b>then consider </b><font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font>, <font color="Maroon">c<sub>3</sub></font> being   <a href="struct_0.html#NM2">Subset</a> of <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font><b> such that </b><br/><a NAME="E3:14_2"/><i><font color="Green">E15</font></i>: 
 <a href="pre_topc.html#K2">[#]</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font> <a href="hidden.html#R1">=</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> <a href="subset_1.html#K4">\/</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>3</sub></font>
 <b>and </b><br/><a NAME="E4:14_2"/><i><font color="Green">E16</font></i>: 
<font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> <a href="hidden.html#NR2" target="_self">&lt;&gt;</a>  <a href="pre_topc.html#K1">{}</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font>
 <b>and </b><br/><a NAME="E5:14_2"/><i><font color="Green">E17</font></i>: 
<font color="Maroon">c<sub>3</sub></font> <a href="hidden.html#NR2" target="_self">&lt;&gt;</a>  <a href="pre_topc.html#K1">{}</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font>
 <b>and </b><br/><a NAME="E6:14_2"/><i><font color="Green">E18</font></i>: 
( <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> is <a href="pre_topc.html#V4">closed</a> &amp; <font color="Maroon">c<sub>3</sub></font> is <a href="pre_topc.html#V4">closed</a> )
 <b>and </b><br/><a NAME="E7:14_2"/><i><font color="Green">E19</font></i>: 
<font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> <a href="xboole_0.html#R1">misses</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>3</sub></font>
 <b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="connsp_1.html#T11" target="_self">Th11</a></i>;<br/><a NAME="E8:14_2"/><i><font color="Green">E20</font></i>: 
<font color="Maroon">c<sub>3</sub></font> <a href="hidden.html#R1">=</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K2">[#]</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font></span>)</span> <a href="subset_1.html#K7">\</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font>
 <b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="connsp_1.html#E3:14_2"><i><font color="Green">E15</font></i></a>, <a class="txt" href="connsp_1.html#E7:14_2"><i><font color="Green">E19</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="pre_topc.html#T25">PRE_TOPC:25</a></i>;<br/><a NAME="E9:14_2"/><i><font color="Green">E21</font></i>: 
(  <a href="pre_topc.html#K4">Cl</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> <a href="hidden.html#R1">=</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> &amp;  <a href="pre_topc.html#K4">Cl</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>3</sub></font> <a href="hidden.html#R1">=</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>3</sub></font> )
 <b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="connsp_1.html#E6:14_2"><i><font color="Green">E18</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="pre_topc.html#T52">PRE_TOPC:52</a></i>;<br/><a NAME="E10:14_2"/>
<font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> <a href="hidden.html#NR2" target="_self">&lt;&gt;</a>  <a href="pre_topc.html#K2">[#]</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font>
 <b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="connsp_1.html#E5:14_2"><i><font color="Green">E17</font></i></a>, <a class="txt" href="connsp_1.html#E8:14_2"><i><font color="Green">E20</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="pre_topc.html#T23">PRE_TOPC:23</a></i>;<br/><b>hence </b><a NAME="E11:14_2"/>
ex <font color="Olive">b<sub>1</sub></font> being  <a href="struct_0.html#NM2">Subset</a> of <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font> st <br/>( <font color="Olive">b<sub>1</sub></font> <a href="hidden.html#NR2" target="_self">&lt;&gt;</a>  <a href="pre_topc.html#K1">{}</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font> &amp; <font color="Olive">b<sub>1</sub></font> <a href="hidden.html#NR2" target="_self">&lt;&gt;</a>  <a href="pre_topc.html#K2">[#]</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font> &amp;  <a href="pre_topc.html#K4">Cl</a> <font color="Olive">b<sub>1</sub></font> <a href="xboole_0.html#R1">misses</a>  <a href="pre_topc.html#K4">Cl</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K2">[#]</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font></span>)</span> <a href="subset_1.html#K7">\</a> <font color="Olive">b<sub>1</sub></font></span>)</span> )
 <b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="connsp_1.html#E4:14_2"><i><font color="Green">E16</font></i></a>, <a class="txt" href="connsp_1.html#E7:14_2"><i><font color="Green">E19</font></i></a>, <a class="txt" href="connsp_1.html#E8:14_2"><i><font color="Green">E20</font></i></a>, <a class="txt" href="connsp_1.html#E9:14_2"><i><font color="Green">E21</font></i></a></i>;<br/></div><b>end;</b></div>
<b>hence </b><a NAME="E3:14"/>
( <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font> is <a href="connsp_1.html#V1" target="_self">connected</a> iff for <font color="Olive">b<sub>1</sub></font> being  <a href="struct_0.html#NM2">Subset</a> of <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font> st <font color="Olive">b<sub>1</sub></font> <a href="hidden.html#NR2" target="_self">&lt;&gt;</a>  <a href="pre_topc.html#K1">{}</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font> &amp; <font color="Olive">b<sub>1</sub></font> <a href="hidden.html#NR2" target="_self">&lt;&gt;</a>  <a href="pre_topc.html#K2">[#]</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font> holds <br/> <a href="pre_topc.html#K4">Cl</a> <font color="Olive">b<sub>1</sub></font> <a href="xboole_0.html#NR5" target="_self">meets</a>  <a href="pre_topc.html#K4">Cl</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K2">[#]</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font></span>)</span> <a href="subset_1.html#K7">\</a> <font color="Olive">b<sub>1</sub></font></span>)</span> )
 <b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="connsp_1.html#E1:14"><i><font color="Green">E14</font></i></a></i>;<br/>


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